State v. Whitt

GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., Judge.

Introduction

Jamel Whitt appeals from the trial court’s judgment, following a bench trial, convicting him of two counts of the Class A felony of murder in the first degree degree in violation of Section 565.020 RSMo 2000. 1 We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

The complaint charging Defendant was filed April 24, 2005. On or about April 25, 2005, the trial court issued the following order:

Defendant appears confined in open court having been unresponsive to the Public Defender’s efforts to interview him, having been on overnight suicide watch and having acted…